Oriental sword (8)
I believe the answer is:
scimitar
<span class="explanation-format__ClueExplanation">'<span class="explanation-format__original">oriental sword</span>' is the definition.<br/ ><span class="explanation-format__explanation">(I've seen this before)</span><br/ ><br/ >This is the entire clue.<br/ ></span>
(Other definitions for scimitar that I've seen before include "Type of sword with curved blade" , "This cut" , "Steel" , "Short curved oriental sword" , "Curved oriental sabre" .)